Grant, Alan Charles William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alan Charles William |
Surname | Grant |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Allison Grant and Winifred Eleanor Grant, of Pymble, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND744 |
Markings | MG-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Arras Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot Y. Row 1. Grave 66. |
Epitaph | ON THE EARTH THE BROKEN ARCS; IN THE HEAVEN A PERFECT ROUND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 172 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 420185 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-06-1944 |
End Date | 16-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (25% moon) |
Operation | Valenciennes- to bomb railway yards. Part of a 224 aircraft bomber force to attack railway installations at Lens and Valenciennes. Both raids were in clear conditions and were accurately executed. 11 aircraft Lost in all (4.9%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Arras in the Pas-de-Calais, France |